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Pete Meenen and the Tennesseans We Lost to COVID-19
The state’s first resident claimed by a virus that went on to kill many more
On March 21, the Brentwood Family YMCA shared the news that Pete Meenen, a greeter at the gym and community center for more than 20 years, had died. He was the first person in Tennessee to die from COVID-19.
“Perhaps few faces in a YMCA are as recognizable as the greeter who meets the morning faithful, the early risers who start their day with us when the Welcome Center is a little quieter than usual,” the Brentwood Y’s operations executive, Roger D. Grove, wrote on Facebook. “For more than 20 years, Pete was that face in our YMCA, and his loss will be deeply felt by all of us, our staff and our members.”
Thousands affected by early morning Christmas day bombing
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â It s been just over a week since the Christmas Day bombing that damaged more than 40 buildings. The road to recovery will be a long one.
The Christmas morning bombing has impacted an estimated 400 residents, 1200 employees, and more than 45 businesses. I m just speechless kind of. It s just something you don t wake up to any day, said Pete Gibson, Owner of Pride & Glory Tattoo, Your small business that you just got through COVID and everything. You don t expect it to happen like this. It s just unreal.
Ways to Give and Get Help After the Christmas Day Bombing Help is available for those who live or work in the bombed area, including a drive-thru event on New Yearâs Day Tweet
Lower Broadway days after the Christmas Day bombingPhoto: Matt Masters
âWhen thereâs a tornado or fire or hurricane, there is a disaster recovery plan,â says entrepreneur and philanthropist Marcus Lemonis about the Christmas Day explosion that gutted Second Avenue. But there isnât a playbook for this.
The federal government has not yet issued an emergency declaration for Second Avenue, though Gov. Bill Lee requested that the feds do so on Saturday. That means there is not (yet) FEMA money to aid those who lost homes, businesses or employment as a result of Fridayâs bomb. However, there is aid out there, and some of it is available immediately.
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